Women's Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) wants to ban the gender asterisk, according to a statement. These are not understandable for everyone.
Berlin – Minister for Women Christine Lambrecht (SPD) wants to ban the use of gender asterisks. She communicated this to the highest federal authorities in an official letter. "Special characters as word components in official communication" are "not to be used", says the letter, which was sent to ministries and the Chancellery, among others.
You can read what the Minister of Women's Affairs suggests for a spelling at 24Hamburg *.
In addition to the gender asterisk, the colon, the underscore and the capital I should no longer be used. The letter refers to the opinion of the German Spelling Council. Accordingly, the use of the special characters “currently” is illegal. It is not guaranteed that such spellings are "generally understandable". * 24hamburg.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
